Harriet Ann Jacobs Quotes
When my babe was born, they said it was premature. It weighed only four pounds; but God let it live.
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I've gone through stages where I hate my body so much that I won't even wear shorts and a bra in my house because if I pass a mirror, that's the end of my day.
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Getting direct consumer revenue through movies or games or other culture products is something that we are very suitable for.
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Inequality of women concerns both India and France, though it might have different manifestations in both the countries.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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Ah, I am thinking people put more in their prayers than was ever put in them by God.
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Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
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You've got to understand, people are motivated by fun. And they should be.
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Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.
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I think that that's so true for a lot of first responder families and military families. If you ask them, 'Is there anything I can do for you?', they almost always will not ask for that help.
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I'm a foodie. I enjoy it a lot, and contrary to what it looks, I eat a lot. My comfort food, of all things, would be southern soul barbecue.
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I have heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines.
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The whole idea that the Constitution of the United States would be used to advance a political agenda is absurd.
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I used to sit on the Circle Line and go 'round and 'round and write.
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I was lucky I always got along with girls. It was never like a big deal. I had a lot of girls that I was friends with that I wasn't sexual with. I think having two older sisters made me comfortable like that. I just like people, so I can just go up and say whatever.
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People want opportunity so they can earn security.
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If you look at Indian movies, every time they wanted an exotic locale, they would have a dance number in Kashmir. Kashmir was India's fairyland. Indians went there because in a hot country you go to a cold place. People would be entranced by the sight of snow.
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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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There is one fact that can be established. The only phenomenon which, always and in all parts of the world, seems to be linked with the appearance of writing.
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The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.
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The furniture is comfortable to me. Rather than making a chair to sleep in or a machine to live it, it is better to make a bed. A straight chair is best for eating or writing. The third position is standing.
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I'm prepared to take risks. And every movie that I do is a risk. No one knows what the movie is going out turn out like.
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My main disappointment was always that a book had to end. And then what? But I don't think I was ever disappointed by the books. I must have been what any author would consider an ideal reader. I felt every pain and pleasure suffered or enjoyed by all the characters. Oh, but I identified!
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When my babe was born, they said it was premature. It weighed only four pounds; but God let it live.
